Chicago decided that it would be a good idea to set up a temporary clinic at a garbage truck garage, but eventually closes it after too many complaints about the smell, the dirt, and the rat and insect infestation. (though while it was opened, many people still went through with getting their blood tested as part of a city requirement for it's workers to undergo "wellness screenings"

As week-long protests against the NATO summit begin, city police have bought a potentially dangerous sound cannon

A Chicago alderman has refused to grant a hot dog stand a permit to place a sign outside the business because of its "prison" theme and the fact that the stand employs some ex-convicts.

Logan Square Kitchen has had a tough first year. Despite their immense success, the support of their alderman and lots of love from the Chicago food press, the shared-kitchen concept simply doesn't fit in with current Chicago zoning laws, which can't seem to decide whether the spot is a shop, a restaurant or a production space. In reality, LSK is all three, and provides an important space in Logan Square for community organizing. It also allows start-up businesses who cannot afford their own store a place to manufacture products.

More than 75 people visited Chicago Police headquarters Monday to pick up applications to register firearms on the day the city's new handgun ordinance took effect. The ordinance, which requires gun owners to keep their weapons in their homes, was hastily crafted by the city after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city's 28-year-old handgun ban....